Carbon Fiber

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers are advanced composite materials used in a wide range of applications, from aerospace to automotive to sports equipment. When bound with plastic polymer resin, carbon fiber creates a composite material that is extremely strong, durable and lightweight and can be found in many forms, including fabrics, tubes and tows.

Universal Asset Management (UAM) says it has become the first company in the world to fully recycle carbon fiber from commercial aircraft. To illustrate this achievement, UAM presented a 3-D printed...

Toray announced that it succeeded in developing a new fabrication technology for CFRP that it says enables both improved dimensional accuracy and energy savings. Going forward, Toray will further mature this...

For years, BMW has been a trendsetter in automotive composites manufacturing. The lessons the OEM gained from the game-changing i3 now serve as the basis for the use of CFRP in serial production and future...

This month, Workhorse Group, an American technology company focused on providing electric mobility solutions to the commercial transportation sector, will begin deploying the country's first fleet of...

Late last month, Yamaha announced that it has developed the TY-E, an electric bike concept that will likely make its competition debut in the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Trial-E...

Last week, Toyota announced that it has begun selling “Sora” - the first fuel cell bus to receive vehicle type certification in Japan. Sora is an acronym for Sky, Ocean, River, Air, representing the...

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